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<\/a>Summer Undergraduate Research Program Alumni<\/h2>\n

2025<\/h3>\n

Dania Abu-Ghosh<\/strong>, Lab of Ryan\u00a0<\/span>Vetreno, “Adolescent-adversity induced neuroinflammation reduces hippocampal neurogenesis while impairing cognitive performance and elevating depression and anxiety-like behaviors”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Janiya Allen<\/strong>, Lab of Morika Williams, “Monitoring temperature”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jordan Boyce<\/strong>, Lab of Jes<\/span>s<\/span>ica Girault, “Exploring a subcortical pathway between the amygdala and pulvinar in infants with autism”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sofia\u00a0<\/span>C<\/span>a<\/span>noutas<\/span><\/strong>-Nadel<\/strong>, Lab of Leon Coleman, “Understanding the protective effects of regenerative microglia on alcohol induced negative affect and neuronal dysfunction”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nathaniel Connolly<\/strong>, Lab of Sam Young, “Understanding the role of\u00a0<\/span>CavB<\/span> interaction domains in the regulation of Cav2 subtype abundance”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Courntey<\/span><\/strong> Copeland<\/strong>, Lab of Ron Swanstrom, “The splicing of Rous Sarcoma Virus”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Angel Figueroa<\/strong>, Lab of Scott Parnell, “Investigating Sex-Specific Vulnerability to Teratogen Exposure in NOD Mice”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Natalie\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Fiur<\/strong>, Lab of Allison Axtman, “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis<\/span><\/span> “<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kayari Harris<\/strong>, Lab of Jonathon Schisler, “Determining<\/span> the Effects of CXCL5 Deficiency on White Adipose Tissue Metabolism on an Atherosclerotic Model”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maggie Hynek<\/strong>, Lab of Lee Graves, “Characterizing the Effect of Novel\u00a0<\/span>ClpP<\/span> Activators in Glioblastoma”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anh Ly<\/strong>, Lab of Eva Anton, “Visualization of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leah Simmons<\/strong>, Lab of Fulton Crews, “The impact of neuroinflammation on the\u00a0<\/span>basal forebrain cholinergic system in mice”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Samara Uzoma<\/strong>, Lab of Melissa Herman, “Co-exposure of nicotine and ethanol vapor on neuronal activity in certain brain regions<\/span><\/span> “<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

K<\/span>alybe<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>VanWatermeulen<\/strong>, Lab of Jonathon Schisler, “Panax Ginseng and how it modulated autophagy and necroptosis”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gabrielle Wilson<\/strong>, Lab of Donita Robinson, “The effects of\u00a0<\/span>tACS<\/span> treatment on memory in rats exposed to adolescent intermittent ethanol”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2024<\/h3>\n

Getanew Lemons, <\/strong>Lab of Scott Parnell, “Waty1 and its Predicted Role in the Craniofacial Birth Defects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome”<\/p>\n

Helen Larkin,<\/strong> Lab of Mike Emanuele, “Investigating the Role of CDKN3 in Breast Cancer Cells”<\/p>\n

Sydney Beese,<\/strong> Lab of Lee Graves, “Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Novel TR Compounds in Head and Neck Cancer”<\/p>\n

Emmie Modlin,<\/strong> Lab of Leon Coleman, “The Impact of Midlife Obesity in Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology: Neuroinflammation and Amyloid Accumulation”<\/p>\n

Adriana Holloman,<\/strong> Lab of Zoe McElligott, “Determining the Role of GluD1 Receptor Function in a Mouse Model of Voluntary Ethanol Consumption”<\/p>\n

Katelyn Lien,<\/strong> Lab of Ben Philpot, “An Examination of UBE3A Isoforms Over Development in Angelman Syndrome Model Mice”<\/p>\n

Shyenne Grady,<\/strong> Lab of Melissa Herman, “The Effect of Electronic Nicotine Vapor Exposure on Social Dominance Behavior and Neuronal Activity in Male and Female Mice”<\/p>\n

Janelle Bachman,<\/strong> Lab of Jason Stein, “Evaluating the Fidelity of iPSC-derived Cortical Organoid Cross-sectional Area and Diversity of Neuronal Cell Types”<\/p>\n

Katherine Ho,<\/strong> Lab of Leon Coleman, “Investigating the Relationship Between Potent Alzheimer’s Disease Markers LAL and Amyloid-Beta”<\/p>\n

Shadee Baraka,<\/strong> Lab of Nick Brown, “Understanding the Mechanism of the Abnormal Ubiquitination of Truncated Tau 1-421 by the E3 Ligase CHIP”<\/p>\n

Rosita Mohanty,<\/strong> Lab of Lee Graves, “Structural Function Analysis on the Antibacterial Properties of Novel CipP”<\/p>\n

Sabrina Grewal,<\/strong> Lab of Clyde Hodge, “Creating Novel Models for Alcohol Use Disorder and Alzheimer’s Related Studies”<\/p>\n

Anish Kodali,<\/strong> Lab of Jessica Walsh, “Examining Neural Activity in the mPFC & NAc in a Genetic Mouse Model for ASD”<\/p>\n

Roy Mwanza,<\/strong> Lab of Tom Kash, “Determining the Efficacy of a CRISPR Adeno-associated Virus on CRF Knock Down”<\/p>\n

Joseph Lathan,<\/strong> Lab of Ryan Ventreno, “Adolescent Intermittent Stress Causes Lasting Adult Proinflammatory Innate Immune Activation and Loss of Cholinergic Neurons in Association with Increased Alcohol Drinking in Adulthood”<\/p>\n

Jourdan Bethea,<\/strong> Lab of Donita Robinson, “Assessing Perineuronal Net Degradation in the Orbitofrontal Cortex Following Chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) Treatment”<\/p>\n

Nolan Johnson,<\/strong> Lab of Jessica Walsh, “Behavioral Phenotyping Exploring the Role of 5-HT2A Receptors in the mPFC”<\/p>\n

2023<\/h3>\n

Charlese Miller,<\/strong> Lab of Maria Aleman, “PCPB1 and STAT5 in Iron Regulation”<\/p>\n

Lafilissa Joao,<\/strong> Lab of Joyce Besheer, “Predator Odor Exposure Produces Distinct Behavioral Phenotypes and Acute Changes Gene Expression in the Prelimbic Cortex and Basolateral Amygdala in Female Rats”<\/p>\n

Aakanksh Goskonda,<\/strong> Lab of Kirsten Bryant, “Concurrent Inhibition of KRAS and PIKfyve as a Therapeutic Strategy for Pancreatic Cancer”<\/p>\n

Autumn Buck,<\/strong>\u00a0Lab of Kirsten Bryant, “Elucidating the Effect of KRAS Pathway Inhibition on Macropinocytosis in Pancreatic Cancer”<\/p>\n

Salma Youssef,<\/strong> Lab of Fulton Crews, “Adolescent Binge Ethanol Exposure Alters Dopamine D2 Receptors in Adult Rat Brains”<\/p>\n

Teresa Ibeanu,\u00a0<\/strong>Lab of Jeff Dangl, “Genetic Screening of\u00a0Pseudomonas simiae Identifies Genes Responsible for Drought Stress Rescue in\u00a0Arabidopsis thaliana”<\/p>\n

Sarah Whittington,<\/strong>\u00a0Lab of Mike Emanuele, “Regulation of the CDK Phosphatase CDKN3 in Response to Breast Cancer Therapies”<\/p>\n

Andrei Mistreanu,<\/strong>\u00a0Lab of Lee Graves, “Mitochondrial GRSF1 Import is Blocked by Anticancer TR Compounds”<\/p>\n

Raul Hernandez Robles,<\/strong>\u00a0Lab of Tom Kash, “Binge-like Alcohol Consumption is Regulated by Nociceptin Receptors in the Supramammillary Hypothalamus”<\/p>\n

Jasmine Ferguson,\u00a0<\/strong>Lab of Nigel Mackman, “Characterization of Procoagulant and Profibrinolytic Proteins in Human Acute Leukemia Cell Lines”<\/p>\n

Luke Wykoff,<\/strong> Lab of Zoe McElligott, “Effect of CRISPR-Mediated Deletion of Neurotensin in the Central Amygdala on Alcohol-Related Behaviors”<\/p>\n

Marc Louis,\u00a0<\/strong>Lab of Zoe McElligott, “Understanding the role of SBI-553 Administration on Alcohol Consumption and Neuronal Inhibition in the CeA, BNST, and PB”<\/p>\n

Aracelys Colon,\u00a0<\/strong>Lab of Ryan Vetreno, “Adolescent Binge Drinking Persistently Decreases Serotonergic Neuron Populations in the Adult Raphe Nucleus: Restoration with Glycyrrhizic Acid”<\/p>\n

Caroline Hertweck,<\/strong>\u00a0Lab of Jessica Walsh, “Stress-Induced Aggression Upregulates NAc Activity in a Mouse Model for ASD”<\/p>\n

Anaya Forte,<\/strong> Lab of Scott Parnell, “Prenatal Alcohol Exposure During Gastrulation: Focus on Brain and Craniofacial Defects and the Interaction with the Sonic Hedgehog Gene”<\/p>\n

2022<\/h3>\n

Noelle Martell,<\/strong> Oakwood University, Lab of Tom Kash, \u201cRetrieval of ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion increases c-Fos expression in the insular cortex\u201d<\/p>\n

Sheyenne Grady, <\/strong>UNC Chapel Hill, Lab of Melissa Herman, \u201cThe effects of acute and chronic nicotine vape exposure on neuronal activity in the mouse Ventral Tegmental Area and the Nucleus Accumbens\u201d<\/p>\n

Yongyi Li,<\/strong> UNC Chapel Hill, Lab of Juan Song, \u201cG9a inhibition regulates neuroinflammation and T cell invasion in Alzheimer\u2019s disease\u201d<\/p>\n

Elyse Schechter, <\/strong>UNC Chapel Hill,\u00a0Lab of Kirsten Bryant,\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>PIKfyve\u00a0inhibition sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to\u00a0ERK-MAPK pathway inhibition\u201d<\/p>\n

Winifred Dorlean, <\/strong>University of Rochester, Lab of Tom Kash, \u201cBed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) 5HT2c receptors promote rewarding & aversive effects of alcohol\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexander Zungia Marler,<\/strong> NC Chapel Hill,\u00a0Lab of Kirsten Bryant, \u201cCharacterization of the effects of a novel KRASG12D inhibitor on pancreatic cancer proliferation and metabolism\u201d<\/p>\n

Hope Kellner, <\/strong>Binghamton University, Lab of Leon Coleman, \u201cAltered Lysosomal Lipid in Aged Female Mice: A Potential Role in Alzheimer\u2019s Disease?\u201d<\/p>\n

Cody White,<\/strong> Fort Lewis College, Lab of Lee Graves, \u201cValidating ATF4 dependent changes in response to ClpP activation in triple-negative breast cancer\u201d<\/p>\n

Kemi Katemboh, <\/strong>Waldorf University, Lab of Leon Coleman, \u201cAccumulation of lysosomes and lipids in the brain with aging: a risk factor for Alzheimer\u2019s Disease?\u201d<\/p>\n

Kareemah McQueen, <\/strong>North Carolina Central University, Lab of Jonathan Schisler, \u201cRIPK dependent Cell Death Is Inhibited by the Ubiquitin Ligase CHIP\u201d<\/p>\n

2021<\/h3>\n

Jasmine Jahad,<\/strong> UNC Chapel Hill, Lab of Dr. Melissa Herman, \u201cThe Impact of Electronic Nicotine Vapor on Mouse Central Amygdala activity and Withdrawal Behavior\u201d<\/p>\n

Branna Campbell,<\/strong> UNC Greensboro, Lab of Dr. Henrik Dohlman, \u201cDetecting Activity in the Yeast Mating Pathway Through GFP\u201d<\/p>\n

Autumn Tucker,<\/strong> UNC Chapel Hill, Lab of Dr. Leon Coleman, \u201cPersistent Effects of Alcohol on Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Tau Pathology\u201d<\/p>\n

Megan Gains,<\/strong> North Carolina Central University, Lab of Dr. Adam Palmer, \u201cComparisons of Resistances and Sensitivities to Chemotherapies in T-Cell Lymphomas\u201d<\/p>\n

Josh Wynn,<\/strong> UNC Chapel Hill, Lab of\u00a0 Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cActivation of Mitochondrial Protease ClpP Inhibits mTOR Activity in Triple Negative Breast Cancer\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexis Jean Morales,<\/strong> UNC Chapel Hill, Lab of Dr Channing Der, \u201cYAP1-TAZ-TEAD Inhibition Sensitizes Cells to KRASG12C Inhibition\u201d<\/p>\n

Kayla Snare,<\/strong> UNC Chapel Hill, Lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cValidating gene targets of MYC transcriptional activity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma\u201d<\/p>\n

Amber Amparo,<\/strong> UNC Chapel Hill, Lab of Dr Channing Der, \u201cDefining the Role of Mitochondrial Dynamics in Regulating PDAC Cell Sensitivity to ERK Inhibition\u201d<\/p>\n

2020<\/h3>\n

The 2020 CSF Program was cancelled due to health concerns during the Covid-19 Pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n

2019<\/h3>\n

Jordan Dean<\/b>, University of Rhode Island, Lab of Dr. Channing Der,\u00a0\u201cExplaining Unexpected Patterns of Synergy in Novel Drug Combinations for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment\u201d<\/p>\n

Kodi Harris<\/b>, Morehouse College, Lab of Dr. Jen Jen Yeh,\u00a0\u201cKDM6A Loss Sensitizes PDAC Human PDX Lines to BET Inhibition\u201d<\/p>\n

Joseph Kim<\/b>, Stony Brook University, Labs of Dr. Brian Conlon and Dr. Lee Graves\u00a0\u201cNovel Treatments for Antibiotic Tolerant Sub-Populations of Staphylococcus Aureus\u201d<\/p>\n

Nadia McBean<\/b>, Spelman College, Lab of Dr. Jen Jen Yeh,\u00a0\u201cFactors that Contribute to Successful Establishment of PDAC Patient-Derived Organoids\u201d<\/p>\n

Kathy Nowak<\/b>, North Carolina State University, Lab of Dr. Channing Der,\u00a0\u201cInvestigating Resistance Mechanisms to KRAS Suppression in Pancreatic Cancer\u201d<\/p>\n

Stuart Phipps<\/b>, Morehouse College, Lab of Dr. Alex Duncan,\u00a0\u201cEffects of N. Gonorrhoeae PorB Treatments on Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cell DOCK8 Levels\u201d<\/p>\n

Dante Reyna<\/b>, University of Texas at El Paso, Labs of Dr. Rob Nicholas and Dr. Alex Duncan,\u00a0\u201cRegulation of Nod1 v. Nod2 expression by NIpC in Neisseria Gonorrhea\u201d<\/p>\n

Veronica Samojedny<\/b>, Tulane University, Lab of Dr. Tom Kash,\u00a0\u201cRole of Acute Stress and Ethanol in the Modulation of Threat Response Behaviors\u201d<\/p>\n

Jasmine Scott<\/b>,Spelman College, Lab of Dr. Alex Duncan, \u201cThe Interaction of\u00a0Neisseria Gonorrhoeaeand the Female Microbiome\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrea Vargas<\/b>, University of South Carolina, Lab of Dr. Lee Graves,\u00a0\u201cAssessing Synergistic Drug Combinations in Triple Negative Breast Cancer\u201d<\/p>\n

2018<\/h3>\n

Shaeloren Deering,<\/strong> Spelman College, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cCharacterizing the AcnB-Q371K mutation found in resistance strains of gonorrhea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nikole Fendler,<\/strong> Davidson College, lab of Dr. Adrienne Cox, \u201cEvaluating Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitors in HRAS-Mutant Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma\u201d<\/p>\n

Joseph Fonseca,<\/strong> Morehouse College, in the lab of Rob Nicholas<\/p>\n

Dajhnae Gambrell-Sanders,<\/strong> Clark Atlanta University, lab of Dr. Adrienne Cox, \u201cEvaluating ERK inhibitor sensitivity in HRAS mutant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma\u201d<\/p>\n

Karson Guthrie,<\/strong> UNC, lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cCharacterizing an unconventional RHOA\u1d38\u2075\u2077\u2c7dmutation found in diffuse gastric cancer\u201d<\/p>\n

Sara Hudson,<\/strong> UNC, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cInvestigating ERK8 Regulation \u2013 Testing Upstream Activators and Developing Tools to Discover Inhibitiors\u201d<\/p>\n

Larshe Moore,<\/strong> Clark Atlanta University, lab of Dr. Jonathan Schisler, \u201cIdentifying CXCL5-dependent signaling pathways that regulate cholesterol metabolism\u201d<\/p>\n

Dylan Schuler,<\/strong> UNC, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cRegulation of Essential Penicillin-Binding Protein Expression by Peptidoglycan Hydrolases in N. gonorrhoeae\u201d<\/p>\n

Garima Tomar,<\/strong> UNC, lab of Dr. Channing Der<\/p>\n

Alex Tribo<\/strong>, UNC, lab of Dr. Bryan Roth, \u201cNon-canonical G protein couplings at Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptors\u201d<\/p>\n

2017<\/h3>\n

Marielle Bond,<\/strong> UNC, Biology, lab of Dr. Adrienne Cox, \u201cWhat is the role of YAP1 in melanoma cell lines dependent on mutant NRAS and on the MAPK pathway?\u201d<\/p>\n

Adelaide Cooke,<\/strong> UNC, Biology, lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cBiochemical Characterization of KRAS 4A\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Curry,<\/strong> Morehouse College, Biology, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cInvestigating the role of BTK in drug resistance\u201d<\/p>\n

Ar-Ryon Garrison<\/strong>, Clark Atlanta University, Biology, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cRole of the lipid transporter PqiABC in import of LpxC inhibitors into Neisseria Gonorrhoeae\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam Graves<\/strong>, UNC, Biology, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cInvestigating the Effects of Gator01 on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer\u201d<\/p>\n

McKenzie O\u2019Hara,<\/strong> UNC, Biology, lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cIdentifying novel kinases that regulate MYC protein stability\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahnyah Phillips<\/strong>, Clark Atlanta University, lab of Dr. Henrik Dohlman, \u201cGrowth and metabolism in sugar sensing\u201d<\/p>\n

Zach Smith,<\/strong> Michigan State University, Biochemistry, lab of Dr. Jonathan Schisler, \u201cInteractions between CHIP and phosphorylated HSP70\u201d<\/p>\n

2016<\/h3>\n

Wendy Klein,<\/strong> George Mason University, BS\/Chemistry with Biochemistry concentration, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cCross-Complementation of Bifunctional Penicillin-Binding Proteins in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Escherichia coli\u201d<\/p>\n

Brandon Koo<\/strong>, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, BS\/Biology, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cIdentifying Binding Partners of Oncogenic Kinase MELK\u201d<\/p>\n

Christina Kresser<\/strong>, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS\/Biology and Chemistry, lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cProbing KRAS mutant-specific vulnerabilities at Gly12 for novel pancreatic therapies\u201d<\/p>\n

Maria Miggs<\/strong>, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS\/Biology, lab of Dr. Mauro Calabrese, \u201cIdentifying Xist cofactors required in the initiation of X-Chromosome Inactivation\u201d<\/p>\n

Tim Qi,<\/strong> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS\/Biology BA\/Chemistry, lab of Dr. Klaus Hahn, \u201cCreation of non-perturbing biosensors to report Rac1 activity\u201d<\/p>\n

Ami Shiddapur,<\/strong> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS\/Biology, lab of Tom Kash, \u201cBehavioral effects of activation of nociceptin modulated circuits in the CeA to NTS pathway\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniel Zeitouni,<\/strong> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BSPH in Nutritional biochemistry, lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cDetermining the mechanistic basis underlying the effect of chloroquine in combination with an ERK inhibitor\u201d<\/p>\n

2015<\/h3>\n

Sainath Asokan,<\/strong> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biostatistics\/Public Health, lab of Dr. Nigel Mackman, \u201cRole of PAR-1 signaling in the immune response to Coxsackie B3 virus-induced myocarditis\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer Jensen<\/strong>, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biology and Psychology, lab of Dr. Tom Kash, \u201cThe Effects of Binge Eating: An intermittent access animal model\u201d<\/p>\n

David Reich<\/strong>, Brown University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, lab of Dr. Ken McCarthy, \u201cGlia -Neuron Interaction in Sympathetic Ganglia\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric West<\/strong>, Lafayette College, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cRole of the Thromboxane Receptor in Platelet Activation\u201d<\/p>\n

2014<\/h3>\n

Cayce Dorrier<\/strong>, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biochemistry, lab of Dr. Tom Kash, \u201cGenetic manipulation of 5-HT1A receptors in the extended amygdala\u201d<\/p>\n

Colin McDowell,<\/strong> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cResistance Mechanisms in Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

Chengyu (Laura) Weng<\/strong>, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Alex Duncan,\u201cRole of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae <\/i>Lytic Transglycosylases in Mediating Resistance to Host Antimicrobial Responses\u201d<\/p>\n

Raymond Zhang<\/strong>, Wheaton College, Biochemistry, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cThe Regulation of BIRC6 in Drug-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia\u201d<\/p>\n

2013<\/h3>\n

Ra\u00fal Doyle<\/strong>, North Carolina State University, Microbiology, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cRegulation of the MtrCDE Efflux pump by the Gonococcal efflux pump gene Regulator (GepR)\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer Frevert,<\/strong> Duke University, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Tom Kash, \u201cEvaluation of a new method for lesioning inhibitory neurons\u201d<\/p>\n

Jakovin Lee<\/strong>, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biology and Chemistry, lab of Dr. Ken McCarthy, \u201cInvestigating the Role of Gq Signaling in the Regulation of the Cardiovascular System\u201d<\/p>\n

Kinsey Qi,<\/strong> Amherst College, Biology, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cIdentification of the PDZ protein and associated kinase involved in internalization of the P2Y1 receptor\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex Sabol<\/strong>, Virginia Tech, Chemical Engineering, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cInvestigation into EZH2 Inhibitors and their Impact on FLT3 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia\u201d<\/p>\n

2012<\/h3>\n

Brian Chen<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Biomedical Engineering\/Computer Science, lab of Dr. Robert Nicholas, \u201cInterrogating the role of oxidative stress in the action of bactericidal antiobiotics in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

Yunxiang Dai,<\/strong> St. Olaf College, Biology and Chemistry, lab of Dr. Zefeng Wang, \u201cExploring the Space of the Specific RNA Binding Sequence of the PUF Domain\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexa Hendricks<\/strong>, Lehigh University, Biology, lab of Dr. Andrea Nackley, \u201cLinking Genetic Variability of MOR-1K to Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia in Mice\u201d<\/p>\n

Lauren Jones<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Biology and Spanish, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cRSK-y Endeavor: An Investigation of the Ribosomal S6 Kinase and the inhibitor BI-D1870\u201d<\/p>\n

2011<\/h3>\n

Adam Buckholz<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Biology, lab of Dr. Ken Harden, \u201cInvestigating G Protein Interaction with the Canonical Arabidopsis Phospholipase C\u201d<\/p>\n

John Runge<\/strong>, Trinity Univ., History, lab of Dr. Gary Johnson, \u201cAZD6244 and Sorafenib Combination Therapies in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer Tran<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Biology, lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cLocalization and activity of Ect2 RhoGEF in Colorectal Cancer\u201d<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Wood<\/strong>, Furman University, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Angelique Whitehurst, \u201cElucidating the functional role of TRIM69 in chemoresistance\u201d<\/p>\n

2010<\/h3>\n

Susie Choi<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cThe Importance of the SRAT Motif in the C-Terminal Tail of the P2Y1 Receptor in Agonist-Promoted Internalization in HEK Cells\u201d<\/p>\n

Derek Franklin<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Ken Harden, \u201cDevelopment of an Assay for invivo GPCR Stimulated PLC-\u03b23 Activity\u201d<\/p>\n

Laurel Oldach<\/strong>, Reed College, Biology, lab of Dr. Alex Duncan, \u201cActivation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome by Neisseria gonorrhoeae <\/i>Porin B\u201d<\/p>\n

Connie Qui<\/strong>, Columbia University, Biomedical Engineering, lab of Dr. David Siderovski, \u201cThe Role of Rho GTPases in Entamoeba histolytica <\/i>G Protein Signaling\u201d<\/p>\n

Edina Wang<\/strong>, UNC-CH, Biology, lab of Dr. Andrea Nackley, \u201cCharacterizing MOR-1K Expression Patterns in Pain-relevant Mouse Tissues\u201d<\/p>\n

2009<\/h3>\n

Lauren Burianek<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Ken Harden, \u201cPLC\u03b32 augments RhoGpromoted inositol lipid hydrolysis\u201d<\/p>\n

Leanna Gentry<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Gary Johnson, \u201cCharacterization of Phosphorylated MEKK2 Using Mass Spectrometry\u201d<\/p>\n

2008<\/h3>\n

Amanda Blackwelder<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cInvestigating the Nuclear Localization of Transglutaminase 2\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric Gardner<\/strong>, University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy, PharmD, lab of Dr. Robert Nicholas, \u201cRole of Caveolin-1 in P2Y2 Receptor Signaling\u201d<\/p>\n

Robin Muller<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chemistry-Biochemistry, lab of Dr. David Siderovski, \u201cDiscovery of a G\u03b1\/RGS pair in Entamoeba histolytica<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

Alan Nguyen<\/strong>, Case Western Reserve University, Biomedical Engineering, lab of Dr. Klaus Hahn, \u201cNew bright probes to sense endogenous protein conformational changes\u201d<\/p>\n

2007<\/h3>\n

Justin Brewster<\/strong>, McGill University, Biochemistry, lab of Dr. Henrik Dohlman, \u201cIdentifying Components Involved in the Graded-to-Binary Switch in the Yeast Pheromone Response Pathway\u201d<\/p>\n

Christine Bruckner<\/strong>, Grinnell College, Biology, lab of Dr. Ken Harden, \u201cP2Y1 Receptor Desensitization\u201d<\/p>\n

Stephanie Grecco<\/strong>, Univ. of Rhode Island, Psychology, lab of Dr. Fulton Crews, \u201cThe effect of cytokine production & neuroinflammation by endotoxin following ethanol exposure\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben Otopalik<\/strong>, Carleton College, Cognitive Science. \u201cWhat are the effects of the L9\u2019T mutation on conformational changes in nicotinic receptors?\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanessa Richards<\/strong>, Oberlin College, Neuroscience. \u201cInfluence of Electrostatics on Cysteine Modification in Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate White<\/strong>, University of Illinois, Integrative Biology, lab of Dr. Robert Nicholas, \u201cExamination of P2Y6 receptor targeting signals in MDCK epithelial cells\u201d<\/p>\n

Martin Whittle<\/strong>, Univ. of Puget Sound, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Lee Graves, \u201cPhosphorylation of Cytidine Triphosphate Synthetase 1\u201d<\/p>\n

2006<\/h3>\n

Julie R. Adkins<\/strong>, Michigan State University, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, lab of Dr. Robert Nicholas, \u201cInternalization of P2Y1 receptors in MDCK cells\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex Berger<\/strong>, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Biology, lab of Dr. Adrienne Cox, \u201cCharacterization of the protein substrates for protein tyrosine phosphatase PRL-3\u201d<\/p>\n

Dustin E. Bosch<\/strong>, University of North Dakota, Premed\/Chemistry, lab of Dr. Kendall Harden, \u201cActivation of PLC-\u03b32 by Rac GTPases\u201d<\/p>\n

Rachel Currin<\/strong>, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Biology, lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cSteps to uncovering the molecular basis of human, pathological angiogenesis: Determining GTPase specificity of the RhoGAP RICH2\/TEM28\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Marriott, III<\/strong>, Dickinson College, Biology, lab of Dr. Gary L. Johnson, \u201cLigation-independent cloning of PB1 (Phox\/Bem1p) domain in T7 promoter-based vectors and high-yield production of PB1 domain recombinant proteins\u201d<\/p>\n

Amanda Mason<\/strong>, Harvard University, Biology, lab of Dr. Adrienne Cox, \u201cIdentification of Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors (GEFs) regulated by PRL-3 to promote invasion and metastasis\u201d<\/p>\n

2005<\/h3>\n

Nicholas Bessman<\/strong>, Iowa State University, Biochemistry, lab of Dr. Kendall Harden, \u201cMechanisms of Regulation of Phospholipase C Isozymes by Heterotrimeric and Ras Family G-proteins\u201d<\/p>\n

David Brown<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Lee M. Graves, \u201cBuilding a Fluorescent-CAD Fusion Protein for Protein-Protein Interaction Studies\u201d<\/p>\n

Meredith Brown<\/strong>, MIT, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, lab of Dr. Leslie V. Parise, \u201cPotential relationship between CIB levels & human platelet hyperactivity\u201d<\/p>\n

Amanda Foltz<\/strong>, University of Pittsburgh, Molecular Biology, lab of Dr. Robert A. Nicholas, \u201cThe Role of PilQ in Antibiotic Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan Gaffney<\/strong>, King\u2019s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Biology and Neuroscience, lab of Dr. Fulton Crews, \u201cThe Effects of Ethanol on MCP-1, TNF-alpha, iNOS, and nNOS induction in HEC Rat Brain Slices\u201d<\/p>\n

2004<\/h3>\n

Joshua Albert<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chemistry, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cDetermination of the Apical Targeting Signal in the P2Y4 Receptor in Polarized MDCK Epithelia\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexa Cook<\/strong>, Missouri Western State College, lab of Dr. Beverly Mitchell, \u201cFinding relationships between adenosine and AMPK signaling pathways\u201d<\/p>\n

Ronnie Maharaj<\/strong>, University of South Carolina, lab of Dr. Kendall Harden, \u201cCharacterization of Antibodies of Phospholipase C-\u03b5\u201d<\/p>\n

Viviana Rosado-Ramirez<\/strong>, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, lab of Dr. Fulton Crews, \u201cEffect of Ethanol Exposure on Hippocampal Neurogenesis\u201d<\/p>\n

Kathryn Reinhard Cappell<\/strong>, University of Miami, lab of Dr. Leslie Parise, \u201cCD40L in Sickle Cell Disease\u201d<\/p>\n

David Saper<\/strong>, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, lab of Rudy Juliano, \u201cRole of Nicharin in Regulating Cellular Movement\u201d<\/p>\n

2003<\/h3>\n

Desiree German<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Biology, lab of Dr. Rob Nicholas, \u201cIdentification of the Basolateral Targeting Signals in P2Y12 and P2Y14 Receptors in MDCK Epithelial Cells\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarah Godwin<\/strong>, Amherst College, Biology, lab of Dr. Kendall Harden, \u201cG\u03b2\u03b3 Activity of the G\u03b25\/RGS7 Dimer\u201d<\/p>\n

Kia Jackson<\/strong>, North Carolina A&T State University, Biology, lab of Dr. JoAnn Trejo, \u201cRegulation of PAR2 Signaling & Trafficking\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam Kimple<\/strong>, Michigan State University, Biology, lab of Dr. David Siderovski, \u201cTowards small molecule inhibitors of RGS proteins\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarah Rogan<\/strong>, Wellesley College, Neuroscience, lab of Dr. Kendall Harden, \u201cActivation of PLC\u2013\u03b5 by Rho GTPases\u201d<\/p>\n

Brett Rollins<\/strong>, UNC-Chapel Hill, Biochemistry, lab of Dr. Channing Der, \u201cCharacterization of Pathways Required for TC21 Mediated Transformation of Human Embryonic Kidney Cells\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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